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“$199 for a synth that retreads the well-worn VA path is a big ask”: Universal Audio Anthem review
This new softsynth makes UA's Spark subscription even more tempting, but is it worth its high asking price as a standalone purchase?
Visco 2.0 turns Forever89's boundary-pushing drum machine into a polysynth – hands-on
Forever89’s free update adds a new tonal engine to its resynthesis-powered drum machine – we get hands-on
How to get famous sounds and effects using only Logic’s stock plugins
If you’ve got Logic, you’re already more than capable of recreating Skrillex’s manipulated reverb, Billie Eilish’s formant shifting and much more…
How to emulate a classic analogue recording system entirely with plugins
It’s entirely likely that you could recreate many legacy analogue set-ups with just a few chained plugins. Here, we’ll show you how to get started
Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
Zimmer digs deep into his creative process in this interview with Rick Beato
Predicting the future evolution of plugin design
It's out with hardware replication and in with simplification, with a considerable heap of AI on the side - we ask the experts to foresee the plugin experience of tomorrow
To mark Plugin Week, here’s our pick of the most out-there sound design plugins you should grab now
From wonky reverbs, complex motion designers and dehumanisers, this assortment of tools will take your music into places you never thought possible
Atlas DSP, Your Last Steps Review
The new kid on the block delivers its first hard-hitting amp sim, which is tailor-made for brutal noise making and modern metal grit – just don’t call it the blues
